Indiana chronology

DeKalb County.

~1858Jeanette's grandfather, Ben Inman, arrives from Ohio with his parents, John and Julie Inman.
~1868The Inmans move on to Logan county, IL.

Floyd County.

Dec 1820My 3g-grandparents, Thomas Allen and Nancy Brown, recently arrived from Kentucky, are married.
Mar 1822My 2g-grandmother, Martha "Patsy" Gibson, is born to William and Sarah Gibson, probably in Floyd county.
Nov 1822My 2g-grandfather, Thomas Jefferson Allen, is born to Thomas and Nancy in Greenville.
Jun 1844T. J. Allen marries Martha "Patsy" Gibson.
Apr 1860My great-grandmother, Jennie Allen, is born to Tom and Patsy.
Dec 1880Jennie marries Billy Seward in Greenville. They move to Bloomington, where they live the rest of their lives.

Lawrence County.

~1818My 4g-grandfather, Arnold Helton, arrives from Hawkins county, TN, with his family, including my 3g-grandfather, Andrew Helton. They settle in an area of Pleasant Run township which eventually becomes the town of Heltonville. At about the same time, my 3g-grandmother, Hannah Woolery arrives from KY along with her family.
~1823My 3g-grandparents, John and Sarah Cook, arrive from NC with their family, including my 2g-grandmother, Elizabeth, and settle in the Springville area.
Mar 1828Andrew Helton marries Hannah Woolery.
~1833My 3g-grandparents, Clement and Mary Voss arrive from Grainger county, TN, with their children, including my 2g-grandfather, William Voss. They settle in the Springville area.
Sep 1837Elizabeth Cook marries William Voss.
Oct 1837My 2g-grandmother, Elizabeth Helton, is born to Andrew and Hannah.
Jul 1842My great-grandfather, John Wesley Walker, is born in Heltonville to John F. and Sarah Walker.
Apr 1845My great-grandmother, Sarah Elizabeth Voss, is born in Springville to William and Elizabeth Voss.
~1852Andrew and Hannah Helton move to Bloomington.
~1863John Cook and most of his children and grandchildren move to Paris, IL.

Monroe County.

1821My 3g-grandparents, Austin and Jane Seward, arrive in Bloomington from Madison county, KY. Austin starts a blacksmith shop which becomes the Seward Foundry.
Mar 1833My 2g-grandfather, W. B. Seward, is born to Austin and Jane.
Oct 1854W. B. Seward marries Elizabeth Helton.
Mar 1857My great-grandfather, Billy Seward, is born to W. B. and Elizabeth.
Nov 1868Wesley Walker and Sally Voss marry in Bloomington.
Aug 1880My grandpa, Charles Walker, is born to Wesley and Sally.
Nov 1881My grandma, Alice Seward, is born to Billy and Jennie.
Oct 1904Alice Seward marries Charley Walker and they move to Tucson, AZ.

Owen County.

1840sMy 3g-grandparents, Clement and Mary Voss, arrive from Lawrence county.

Washington County.

1817My 3g-grandparents, John and Rachel Green, arrive from Virginia.
Apr 1818My 2g-grandmother, Sarah Green, is born to John and Rachel on a farm 10 miles north of Salem.
Mar 1839Sarah marries John Finley Walker. Soon afterwards, they move to Lawrence county, then on to Bloomington.

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This page was last updated 16 Apr 2005.